Description : How much of India’s coastline is vulnerable to Disasters? a. ~ 5340km b. ~ 5400km c.~ 6200km d. ~ 5700km
Last Answer : d. ~ 5700km
Description : Cyclones in the Caribbean islands are known as: (a) Typhoon (b) Hurricanes (c) Tornadoes (d) Storm
Last Answer : (b) Hurricanes
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1881 b. 1882 c. 1883 d. 1884
Last Answer : c. 1883
Description : Tsunamis are waves generated by? a. Earthquakes b. Volcanic eruptions c. Underwater landslides d. All of the above
Last Answer : d. All of the above
Description : What percent of earthquakes and tsunamis account for world disasters? a. 8% b. 3% c. 9% d. 7%
Last Answer : a. 8%
Description : In which year the violent explosion of the famous Volcano, Krakatoa in Indonesia, produced Tsunamis measuring 40 feet? a. 1883 b. 1881 c. 1882 d. 1884
Last Answer : a. 1883
Description : Tsunamis are waves generated by? a. Earthquakes b. Volcanic eruptions c. Underwater landslides d. All the above
Last Answer : d. All the above
Description : Earthquakes and tsunamis constitute disaster percentage = ..? a. 8% b. 4% c. 6% d. 17%
Description : Tsunami’s can occur only during? a. Evening b. Afternoon c. Anytime in day or night d. Morning
Last Answer : c. Anytime in day or night
Description : Which of the following group of people are more vulnerable in the event of a disaster (a) Men, boys, old people (b) Men, Women, boys (c) Women, children, Old people (d) None of these
Last Answer : (c) Women, children, Old people
Description : In Australia, the most expensive natural disaster is: (a) drought (b) floods (c) bushfires (d) cyclones.
Last Answer : (b) floods
Description : The centre of a cyclone is a calm area and is called the_________ of the storm. a) Eye b) Focus c) Centre d) Radius
Last Answer : a) Eye
Description : The total geographical area of Tripura is: a) 183.5sq.km b) 10,491sq.km c) 8152sq.km d) 1200 sq.km
Last Answer : b) 10,491sq.km
Description : Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm killed more than 10,000 lives on? a. 15.11.1976 b. 15.11.1977 c. 15.11.1978 d. 15.11.1975
Last Answer : b. 15.11.1977
Description : Andhra Pradesh was severely battered by a cyclonic storm which killed more than 10,000 lives on? a. 15-11-1977 b. 15-11-1971 c. 15-11-1963 d. 15-11-1945
Last Answer : a. 15-11-1977
Description : The cyclone that hit Odisha on October 29, 1999 is an example of (a) Super cyclone (b) Silent cyclone (c) Cyclone storm (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Super cyclone
Description : "Kalbaisakhi”is a kind of thunder storm witnessed in the states of a. Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim b. Mizoram, Assam and Manipur c. Assam, Tripura and West Bengal d. West Bengal, Manipur and Mizoram
Last Answer : c. Assam, Tripura and West Bengal
Description : Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep are associated with a. Convergent plate boundaries b. Divergent plate boundaries c. Transform plate boundaries d. All of the Above
Last Answer : d. All of the Above
Description : The length of India's coastline is about (1) 4900 kms (2) 5700 kms (3) 7500 kms (4) 8300 kms
Last Answer : (3) 7500 kms Explanation: Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km. Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km.
Description : The length of India’s coastline is about (1) 4900 kms (2) 5700 kms (3) 7500 kms (4) 8300 kms
Last Answer : 7500 kms
Description : The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) established at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences is located in (a) Chennai (b) Goa (c) Kochi (d) Hyderabad
Last Answer : (b) Goa
Description : Tsunami in the Indian Ocean occurred in the year (a) 2003 (b) 2004 (c) 2005 (d) 2006
Last Answer : (b) 2004
Description : The word Hazards originated froma) Latin word b) Greek word c) French word. d) Indian word
Last Answer : c) French word.
Description : Which is the nodal agency at the Indian Union Government for coordinating disaster management activities for all natural hazards? a. Minister of Home affairs b. Ministry of social justice and Empowerment c. Ministry of Science and Technology d. Ministry of Environment and Forests
Last Answer : a. Minister of Home affairs
Description : National Institute of Disaster Management publishes a biannual journal titled? a. Disaster India b. Disaster Mitigation c. Disaster & Development d. Indian Disaster
Last Answer : c. Disaster & Development
Description : First Indian Disaster Management Congress was inaugurated on? a. 29-11-2006 b. 26-10-2006 c. 29-8-2006 d. 29-10-2006
Last Answer : a. 29-11-2006
Description : The term Tsunami is coined from? a. Chinese term b. Indian term c. German term d. Japanase term
Last Answer : d. Japanase term
Description : How much percentage of Indian land is prone to earthquakes? a. 52% b. 54% c. 59% d. 60%
Last Answer : c. 59%
Description : Indian National Tsunami Warning System became operational in? a. 2003 b. 2007 c. 2009 d. 2012
Last Answer : b. 2007
Description : How many of 35 Indian States and Union Territories are disaster prone? a. 23 b. 25 c. 12 d. 27
Last Answer : b. 25
Description : Which one of the following is NOT re commended during Lightening or thunderstorm? a) Take Shelter in a bus or car. b) In a forest , seek shelter in a low area under a thick growth of small trees. c) Take shelter under isolated tree. d) Get away from tractors and other metal farm equipment .
Last Answer : c) Take shelter under isolated tree.
Description : Pandemic disease is defined as: (a) Outbreak of a disease in international scale (b) Outbreak of a disease beyond the area of a disease (c) congestion in urban areas.
Last Answer : (a) Outbreak of a disease in international scale
Description : The human factors which cause floods are: (a) Deforestation (b) Heavy rainfall (c) Cloud burst (d) Large catchment area
Last Answer : (a) Deforestation
Description : Disaster management is aimed ata. Resettling people in the closest unaffected urban area a. Resettling people in the closest unaffected urban area b. Collection of valuable data for future ... a future disaster d. Restoring a communitys services, facilities and residences to pre-disaster levels
Last Answer : d. Restoring a communitys services, facilities and residences to pre-disaster levels
Description : Which area in the world witness’s highest seismic earthquake activity in the world. a. Mid-continental belt b. Cir-cum Pacific belt c. Mid-Atlantic belt d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Cir-cum Pacific belt
Description : Who coined the term "Computer ethics" as a branch of philosophy? a. Aryabhatt b. Grace Hoppers c. John Von Neumann d. Walter Maner
Last Answer : d. Walter Maner
Description : Pirating software is an act of violating a. Equity b. Ethics c. Law d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Ethics
Description : Which of the following is an example of presentation software? a. Ms-Access b. Spreadsheet c. Power-point d. Word processing
Last Answer : c. Power-point
Description : Discrimination of computer studies based on caste/tribe is an issue of - a. Digital divide b. Computer equity c. Euality d. None of the these
Last Answer : a. Digital divide
Description : Copying or stealing someone else's works or ideas and passing them off as your own work is reffered as a. Computer vandalism b. Computer fraud c. Plagiarism d. All of the these
Last Answer : c. Plagiarism
Description : Peoples' having fear of using technology are called as a. Technician b. Technophobes c. both a & b d. None of the these
Last Answer : b. Technophobes
Description : First Supercomputer developed in India is a. Aryabhatt b. Cray-1 c. PARAM d. IBM-370
Last Answer : c. PARAM
Description : Which of the following is known as father of modern computer? a. Dennis Ritchie b. John Napier c. Charles Babbage d. Alan Turing
Last Answer : d. Alan Turing
Description : The term "Technology" has been derived from which of the following language? a. Latin b. Greek c. Spanish d. English
Last Answer : b. Greek
Description : Code red is a(n)__________ i) Word Processing Software ii) Antivirus iii) Virus iv) Photo Editing Software
Last Answer : iii) Virus
Description : _________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access. i) Biometrics ii) Bio measurement iii) Computer security iv) Smart weapon machinery
Last Answer : i) Biometrics
Description : The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is i) Ergonomics ii) Compression iii) Biometrics iv) Encryption
Last Answer : iv) Encryption
Description : The following can not be exploited by assigning or by licensing the rights to others. i) Patent ii) Designs iii) Trademark iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iii) Trademark
Description : The term 'Intellectual Property Rights' covers i) Copyrights ii) Know-how iii) Trade dress iv) All of the above
Last Answer : iv) All of the above
Description : Which of the following is/are threats for electronic payment systems? i) Computer worms ii) Computer virus iii) Trojan horse iv) All of the above